Non-refillable bottle



(No ModeLj E. A. CLAIR NoN-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

No. 556,003. Patented Mar. 10, 1896l i INVENTUH 4wd J. Za/

Sterns Nirn e EDWARD A. CLAIR, OE CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,003, dated March10, 1896. Application filed September 21,12%95l Serial No. 563,166. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. CLAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cam den, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a bottle which cannot be refilled after thefirst fluid has been poured out.

It consists in a seat formed at the junction of the neck and body, intowhich is seated a stopper composed of a head or valve and stem. On topof the stopper is fitted a ring, the opening of which provides a seatfor a ball, two being used in this instance. To keep the aforesaiddevices from being removed from the neck of the bottle notches areformed in said neck, into which are cemented projecting longitudinalstops. The stopper, ring and balls are smaller than the internal neck topass the fluid.

On reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, making a part ofthis specification, Figure l is a vertical surface view, the whole beingsectioned for the purpose of showing the contained devices. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the bottle-neck, showing the stop-notches. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the stops; and Fig. 4c is a plan view of thebottle-neck, sl1owing the stops in the notches.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.`

A is a bottle which has a valve or stopper seat c, formed at theintersection of the body B and the neck C. Y

D is a stopper having a depending stem b, which extends through,. and aflat head or valve c for seating in, said valve-seat a.

E is a ring rest-ing on the stopper or valve D.

E is a ball fitting loosely in the neck C, of which but t'wo are shown,though any suitable number can be employed. It rests in the open centerof the ring E.

G are notches formed in the interior surface of the neck C, and I-I arestops cemented in the same.

I is the usual cork closing the end.

To put myinvention in practice the fluid is rst lled into the bottle andthe valve or stopper D dropped into its seat a. The ring E is placed onsaid valve or stopper, followed by the loosely-fitting balls F, afterwhich the stops H are cemented in the notches G and the cork I inserted.The fluid can be poured out at will, but refilling is made impossible bythe balls and ring holding the stopper or valve in its seat, while thelongitudinal stops prevent their removal, and the whole act to preventthe insertion of an instrument for lifting the valve.

I claim-- A non-refilling bottle having a valve-seat formed at 'theintersection of the body and neck, in combination with a stopper orvalve, composed of a fiat top or valve for seating and a stem extendinginto the body, a ring fitting on the valve, balls seated in the ring,and longitudinal stops cemented in suitable notches formed in theinterior of the neck, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. CLAIR.`

